Elephant chair

I designed this for a friend who loves elephants and the colour green. It is essentially an elephant cover for one of those ikea mammut child stools. You will need a 3.5 mm hook and green and grey 8 ply wool. The pattern is written in American crochet notation.

Legs (make 4)

With grey wool

Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)

Round 2: increase in every stitch (12 stitches)

Round 3: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches)

Round 4: sc in the first two stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (24 stitches)

Round 5: sc in the first three stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (30 stitches) (backloops only)

Rounds 6 – 7: sc in each stitch (30 stitches)

Round 8: sc in the first four stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (36 stitches)

Round 9: sc in each stitch (36 stitches)

Round 10: sc in the first five stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (42 stitches)

Rounds 11 – 13: sc in each stitch (42 stitches) 3 rounds

With green wool

Rounds 14 – 23: sc in each stitch (42 stitches) 10 rounds

With grey wool

Rounds 24 – 31: sc in each stitch (42 stitches) 8 rounds

With green wool

Round 32: sc in the first five stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (36 stitches)

Rounds 33 – 41: sc in each stitch (36 stitches) 9 rounds

With grey wool

Round 42: sc in the first four stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (30 stitches)

Rounds 43 – 49: sc in each stitch (30 stitches) 7 rounds

Slide the leg into its woollen cover and keep crocheting

With green wool

Round 50: sc in the first three stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (24 stitches)

Rounds 51 – 54: sc in each stitch (24 stitches) 4 rounds

Fasten off.

Seat

With green wool

Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)

Round 2: increase in every stitch (12 stitches)

Round 3: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches)

Round 4: sc in the first two stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (24 stitches)

Round 5: sc in the first three stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (30 stitches)

Round 6: sc in the first four stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (36 stitches)

With grey wool

Round 7: sc in the first five stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (42 stitches)

Round 8: sc in the first six stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (48 stitches)

Round 9: sc in the first seven stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (54 stitches)

With green wool

Round 10: sc in the first eight stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (60 stitches)

Round 11: sc in the first nine stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (66 stitches)

Round 12: sc in the first ten stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (72 stitches)

Round 13: sc in the first eleven stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (78 stitches)

Round 14: sc in the first twelve stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (84 stitches)

Round 15: sc in the first thirteen stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (90 stitches)

With grey wool

Round 16: sc in the first fourteen stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (96 stitches)

Round 17: sc in the first fifteen stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (102 stitches)

Round 18: sc in the first sixteen stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (108 stitches)

Round 19: sc in the first seventeen stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (114 stitches)

Round 20: sc in the first eighteen stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (120 stitches)

Round 21: sc in the first nineteen stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (126 stitches)

With green wool

Round 22: sc in the first twenty stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (132 stitches)

Round 23: sc in the first twenty-one stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (138 stitches)

Round 24: sc in the first twenty-two stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (144 stitches)

Round 25: sc in the first twenty-three stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (150 stitches)

Round 26: sc in the first twenty-four stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (156 stitches)

Round 27: sc in the first twenty-five stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (162 stitches)

With grey wool

Round 28: sc in the first twenty-six stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (168 stitches)

Round 29: sc in the first twenty-seven stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (174 stitches)

Round 30: sc in the first twenty-eight stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (180 stitches)

Rounds 31 – 33: sc in each stitch (180 stitches) 3 rounds

With green wool

Rounds 34 – 39: sc in each stitch (180 stitches) 6 rounds

With grey wool

Round 40: sc in the first twenty-eight stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (174 stitches)

Round 41: sc in the first twenty stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (166 stitches)

Round 42: sc in the first ten stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat

Round 43: sc in the first five stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat

Pop the seat into the cover. Pop the legs into the seat (follow the Ikea instructions).

Round 44: crochet around, including crocheting into the stitches around each leg. For the circumference bits – sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat. For the leg bits just sc in each stitch.

Round 45 – 46: sc in the first 6 stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat 2 rounds

With green wool

Rounds 47 – 50: sc in each stitch 4 rounds

Round 51: sc in the first fifteen stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat

Round 52: sc in the first fourteen stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (90 stitches)

Round 53: sc in the first thirteen stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat

Round 54: sc in the first twelve stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat

Round 55: sc in the first eleven stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat

Round 56: sc in the first ten stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat

Round 57: sc in the first nine stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat

Round 58: sc in the first eight stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat

Round 59: sc in the first seven stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat

Round 60: sc in the first six stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat

Round 61: sc in the first five stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat

With grey wool

Round 62: sc in the first four stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat

Round 63: sc in the first three stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat

Round 64: sc in the first two stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat

Round 65: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat

Round 66: decrease until the hole closes.

Fasten off, weave in end.

Head

Trunk

With green wool

Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)

Round 2: increase in every stitch (12 stitches)

Round 3: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches)

Round 4: sc in the first two stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (24 stitches)

Round 5: sc in the first three stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (30 stitches)

Rounds 6 – 10: sc in each stitch (30 stitches) 5 rounds

With grey wool

Rounds 11 – 15: sc in each stitch (30 stitches) 5 rounds

With green wool

Rounds 16 – 25: sc in each stitch (30 stitches) 10 rounds

With grey wool

Rounds 26 – 30: sc in each stitch (30 stitches) 5 rounds

With green wool

Rounds 31 – 40: sc in each stitch (30 stitches) 10 rounds

With grey wool

Rounds 41 – 42: sc in each stitch (30 stitches) 2 rounds

Head

Round 43: sc in the first four stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (36 stitches)

Round 44: sc in the first five stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (42 stitches)

Round 45: sc in the first six stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (48 stitches)

With green wool

Round 46: sc in the first seven stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (54 stitches)

Round 47: sc in the first eight stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (60 stitches)

Round 48: sc in the first nine stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (66 stitches)

Round 49: sc in the first ten stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (72 stitches)

Round 50: sc in the first eleven stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (78 stitches)

Round 51: sc in the first twelve stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (84 stitches)

Round 52: sc in the first thirteen stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (90 stitches)

Round 53: sc in the first fourteen stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (96 stitches)

Round 54: sc in the first fifteen stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (102 stitches)

With grey wool

Rounds 55 – 57: sc in each stitch (102 stitches) (3 rounds)

With green wool

Rounds 58 – 63: sc in each stitch (102 stitches) (6 rounds)

With grey wool

Rounds 64 – 65: sc in each stitch (102 stitches) (2 rounds)

With green wool

Rounds 66 – 69: sc in each stitch (102 stitches) (4 rounds)

Stuff the trunk

Round 70: sc in the first fifteen stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (96 stitches)

Round 71: sc in the first fourteen stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (90 stitches)

Round 72: sc in the first thirteen stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (84 stitches)

Round 73: sc in the first twelve stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (78 stitches)

Round 74: sc in the first eleven stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (72 stitches)

Round 75: sc in the first ten stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (66 stitches)

Round 76: sc in the first nine stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (60 stitches)

Round 77: sc in the first eight stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (54 stitches)

With grey wool

Round 78: sc in the first seven stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (48 stitches)

Round 79: sc in the first six stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (42 stitches)

With green wool

Round 80: sc in the first five stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (36 stitches)

Round 81: sc in the first four stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (30 stitches)

Stuff the head

Round 82: sc in the first three stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (24 stitches)

Round 83: sc in the first two stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (18 stitches)

Round 84: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (12 stitches)